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50 car pileup Plainfield, IN

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Roadmedic, Jan 31, 2013.

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  1. Jan 31, 2013 #1
    Roadmedic

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    Bad day for trucking

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    If you are traveling anywhere in Central Indiana today, please totally avoid I70 near Plainfield (near mile marker 59). As snow squalls and near white out conditions began this afternoon, slick conditions caused vehicles to loose control. Initial reports of a 50 vehicle+ pileup has closed the interstate for at least the next 5 hours as the pileup is cleaned up.

    If driving in wintry conditions, please use extreme caution and slow down!


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  3. Jan 31, 2013 #2
    skibum_63

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  4. Jan 31, 2013 #3
    otherhalftw

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    Well...I'll say one thing....

    very creative parking technique!:biggrin_25521:

    YEAH YEAH...I know...rather glim....what can I say?

    go ahead pounce on sick humor!
     
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  5. Jan 31, 2013 #4
    25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    There are advantages to not making enough, not as exposed to weather conditions sitting in my living room. I had a little fun in NE Iowa yesterday, but have avoided that part of IN with my current employer. I don't miss it a bit, Id rather drive 2 lanes in IL than I-70 around Indy when the weather is bad.

    Too many people, including those driving trucks, trying to get someplace, and not enough attention paid to changing conditions.
     
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  7. Jan 31, 2013 #5
    CommDriver

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    Wow, what a scene.
     
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  8. Jan 31, 2013 #6
    ShootThis

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    Well do not have to worry about them blaming any certain carrier,seems just about all of them where involved.

    For the reports it seems a 4 wheeler ran into a truck slowing down.
     
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  9. Jan 31, 2013 #7
    Eaton18

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    No, it can't be, a 4 wheeler running into a truck? :biggrin_2556: We all know if the truck had not been there at that precise second, that poor little 4 wheeler would not have ran into him, which caused all the others to follow suit.
     
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  10. Jan 31, 2013 #8
    hawkjr

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    Yeah NE Iowa was a mess yesterday, actually, 218 from Mt. Pleasant, IA up to Waterloo was nothing bout a sheet of Ice, In Spots but bad, luckly there wasn't a cluster of us bunched us but yeah... When weather starts to get bad, and I can't see and surrounded by impatient #####, i ditch off into the closest parking haven i can.....
     
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  11. Jan 31, 2013 #9
    Knew B. Wannabee

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    Stopped here at the Petro in Richmond for the night. Thank goodness I did.

    Wow...
     
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  12. Jan 31, 2013 #10
    Semi Crazy

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    Wow that pic reminds me of how I'd throw all my Matchbox cars and trucks into a pile when mom called me for dinner!
     
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